Maya H. Weinstein

Maya Weinstein advises public school boards of education, private educational institutions, and colleges and universities on a variety of educational issues. She has supported more than 30 North Carolina public school districts on a broad range of legal and regulatory matters, including personnel issues, student discipline, Title IX, safety, and crisis response. She has also served as general counsel for multiple North Carolina school districts.

Maya provides guidance on statutory and regulatory compliance, assists with grievance processes and internal investigations, and conducts risk assessments to address potential liability. She also litigates matters involving employment, special education, personal injury, construction, and constitutional law in administrative, state, and federal forums.

My Practices

Clerkships

Law Clerk to Justice Mark A. Davis, North Carolina Supreme Court, 2020-2021

Honors & Recognitions

Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" in Schools & Education Law (2025-2026)

Selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© "Ones to Watch" for Education Law (2026)

U.S. Department of Justice Tomorrow’s Leader Award (2017)

Honored by both the American Society of Criminology and Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for paper entitled Potential for Restorative Justice in Cases of Sexual Assault on College Campuses (2015)

Education

University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D. with Honors, 2020; Inducted into the James E. and Carolyn B. Davis Society; Articles Editor, North Carolina Law Review; President, Student Bar Association; Appointee to Chancellor’s Campus Safety Committee

University of San Diego, Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice Facilitation & Leadership, 2021

The George Washington University, B.A., 2015, cum laude

Publications

School of Surveillance: The Students’ Rights Implications of Artificial Intelligence as K-12 Public School Security, 98 N.C. L. Rev. 438 (2020).

Admissions

North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of North Carolina

District of Columbia

Professional & Civic Activities

North Carolina Bar Association, Education Section, Communications Co-Chair

Wake County Bar Association, Member

North Carolina Board of Law Examiners, Bar Candidate Committee Chair

Union for Reform Judaism, North American Board Member

I wanted to be either a lawyer or a teacher, and I found a way to combine my passions by becoming an education lawyer. I love being out in schools and collaborating with educators to solve tricky issues. Outside of work, I spend my time exploring playgrounds with my awesome kid and husband, boxing at the gym, and baking (pie and challah are my strengths). I also play the violin, both classical and fiddle. During basketball season, you’ll find me in the best blue -- Carolina Blue.